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Blog #5: Reflections on COMM 409 by Zach Kaplan

Ethical Lessons: Over the course of taking COMM 409, I’ve gained significant knowledge regarding ethics in journalism, and how to act as a journalist in a professional setting. Two of the bigger ethical lessons that I’ve learned stem from being … Continue reading

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Blog 4 – Brian Williams and the Importance of Accountability by Zach Kaplan

Situation Definition Issues of diversity have seemed to further make their way into the mainstream, with regard to the spectacle that reporting news in 2018 has become. For this case study, I am looking at the Brian Williams situation that … Continue reading

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Blog 3: Ethical Lessons from Jay Crawford by Zach Kaplan

Situation Definition Two main issues that brought intense ethical messages from Jay Crawford’s speech were the issues of social media awareness and women in sports media. Crawford spoke at length about both topics as he gave students advice on how … Continue reading

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Blog 2 – Shattered Glass by Zach Kaplan

The two main issues that bring up intense ethical messages in Shattered Glass are ends-based thinking and the golden rule. Glass violated both of these ethical issues by choosing to value the ends of his elaborate, yet false stories as … Continue reading

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Blog 1- This I Believe by Zach Kaplan

I believe in loyalty. I think loyalty is tough to find in the modern world. In a world of “fake news”, knee-jerk reactions, and at a time where people with different opinions seem to just divide themselves from others rather … Continue reading

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